just finished an amazing book with an mmc with wings… i need more !!! eros or angel of death; i don’t care, give me your best recs!!

I need help avoiding a very specific relationship type in my books, but I don't know what to call it. I'm trusting the fanfic tag aficionados to tell me what this is called. Then I need any and all examples of books that do it down below so I don't ever read them.

This is your one warning that I'm about to spoil Heart of the Sun Warrior. If you intend to read it and don't want to be spoiled, leave now. And do not yell at me in the comments. I warned you.

I think it's a specific type of enemies to lovers. It's where there is major life altering betrayal or violence on the part of the MMC, where the termination of the relationship is deeply emotionally impactful and full of resonance, is absolutely necessary, and is fully resolved in the first book... AND THEN THE SECOND BOOK UNDOES ALL OF THAT AND THEY GET BACK TOGETHER.

I fucking hate it. I hated Heart of the Sun Warrior for doing that. I'm afraid the book I'm currently reading is about to do this too, and I can't watch another female character I love do this for a man with an unwashed ass.

He doesn't need forgiveness. He needs to walk into the ocean fully clothed and never return, and she needs to be smarter than this.

Is there a pithy name for this? And what books does it happen in so I never read them because they're not good for my blood pressure.

I've seen a few posts about pet peeves regarding phrases, or trends, etc etc, and thought they were really fun. Seeing how different, or similar people think and feel. So, I'm taking inspiration again. What are you most ridiculous, irrational, maybe unfair, bookish pet peeves? As ridiculous as you can get!

To start the thread, I'll say an unfair, ridiculous pet peeve of mine is when someone won't read a book only because it has a high page count. Is that affecting me at all? No, no it isn't. Ultimately, I don't care what people read, I'm not sitting up at night in agony because someone won't read that 800-page novel; seeing it being said though, for some reason, irks me. Crazy-ness I know. I'm ashamed.

Remember: We're all friends here, and this is in lighthearted good fun! So, if someone comments a pet peeve that you might do, don't take it to heart, read how you enjoy reading. If someone does a pet peeve you may have, don't make them feel bad, they're reading how they enjoy reading and so are you. Either way reading should be celebrated!

Stay creepy lovies, Crow

Does anyone have anything they do AFTER they finish a book? Maybe making an entry in their journal, moving it to a different shelf, etc—I wanna hear about the post-read things you do!

I personally have a personalized “from the library of” embosser my husband gave me for my birthday, and I only stamp the books once I finish. Its such a fun lil reward 🫶🏼

I kind of struggle to write reviews immediately after finishing a book because I have to sort out my thoughts first but at the same time I tend to struggle with finding the time to do them at a later point. How do you guys tend to do it? Is there a middle way? Do you write down your thoughts elsewhere so you don't forget when its time for the review? Do you do it immediately after finishing? Sincerely, a girl looking at a backlog of 15+ reviews to write and feeling paralysed by it.

So in my last book a character popped up that shares the same name with my husband and his name is not common. So now, when that character is mentioned I see my husband and not however the character was described lol.

Does this happen to anyone else? Once someone’s name you know is used you just envision that person in your book no matter what? 😂

Book 2 comes out very soon and I’m not sure this character will be in book 2 but it’ll be funny if he’s in the entire series. I think he’s like a young white teenager and my husband is a black man in his 30s 😂😂😂

Brains are funny.

Soooo, what’s everyone’s reading preference when they travel or go on vacation? Physical book, kindle/e-reader, or audiobook?

Personally, I’m a kindle girlie when I’m on vacation. As much as I love a physical book, sometimes they’re too bulky to pack, or I just don’t want to mess up my book lol